When the mind’s as is,
Circumstances also are as is.
There’s no real and also no unreal.
Giving no heed to existence,
You’re neither saint nor sage, just
An ordinary person who has settled his affairs.
Easy, so easy.
Layman Pang (740 CE-808 CE), Layman Pang was a celebrated lay Buddhist in the Chinese Chán (Zen) tradition. Much like Vimalakīrti, Layman Pang is considered to exemplify the potential for non-monastic Buddhist followers to live an exemplary life and to be fully awakened.